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This week's tablehopper: OCD (obsessive culinary disorder).                     Venison chili and a Manhattan at the Big 4. Cough cough, excuse me, oh, hi. What a lame week of illin’—I got nailed with a cold that had me sounding like Brenda Vaccaro, but then by the weekend my voice…

This week's tablehopper: indian style                     The spread at Old Jerusalem. Bonjour! Last week was a whirlwind of delicious: dim sum (five places—I know, but I was working!), fat tortas and tall-boy Tecates (at La Torta Gorda), terroir-loaded wine from Bruno de Conciliis at Delfina, scooping up hummus…

This week's tablehopper: fatty tuesday.                     Upstairs at Smuggler’s Cove. Can we possibly pile on any more occasions this week? I know I’m not the only one who is glad Valentine’s Day is over (someone should have let off an “all clear” siren on Monday, alerting…

This week's tablehopper: tastin' the town.                     Sopes at Chilango. Based on the fact I was out every single night last week, you could say I’m back in the saddle again. Just call me Little Bunny Foo Foo, with all that hopping around town. I certainly have…

This week's tablehopper: a passage from India.                     A Chowpatty beach night vendor. Namaskar! After three remarkable weeks in Southern India, I am back! Well, almost: I am still making my way through 1,300 emails and 2,500 RSS feed headlines, but I’m getting close. And this…

This week's tablehopper: virtually speaking. Yo. Well, if all goes according to plan, you are receiving this while I am getting tan on a beach in Goa. I hope that’s exactly what is happening. Regards from India, Marcia Gagliardi the chatterbox Gossip & News (the word on…

This week's tablehopper: this is your captain speaking.                     Green papaya salad. Happy New Year, folks! Hope yours was a blast, and hangover-free (mine, not so much—oops). Last week was amazing—the highlight for me was definitely the sold-out tablehopper “Pho La La La La” supper at Pot…

This week's tablehopper: a decadent end to the decade.                     Wild/foraged chanterelles. Weird, it really is the end of a decade… Can’t believe it’s been ten years since we were all freaking out over whether our computers were going to blow up on the Millennium. Meanwhile,…

This week's tablehopper: happy (alco-)holidays!                     Holiday cocktailing at Jardinière. Why ho ho ho hello there. How you doing? Enjoying the holiday season? Getting your fill of latkes, egg nog, and sugar cookies? Speaking of sweet treats, I gotta hand it to my father, who manages to get…

This week's tablehopper: back in the saddle.                     Fried chicken sandwich from Naked Lunch. Right on, is what I say. I haven’t quite made it to the clubhouse turn, but I’m definitely feeling more on the normal side of things. Kinda perky. Can’t drive yet, but…